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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Fanfare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 cm
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164 lbs
29 - 22 - 0 |
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205 cm
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167 lbs
34 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Woleman! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dincht cracks Woleman with a good jab. Dincht has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CT Antiga União in the buildup to the fight. Dincht throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Dincht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woleman sees it coming and avoids it easily. A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target. Woleman throws a low kick but Dincht moves out of range easily. Dincht scores with the left hand. Woleman knows he should have avoided that one. Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss! Woleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dincht. Woleman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Woleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Dincht scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dincht trying to control here.
Woleman prevents Dincht from improving his position. Dincht keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Dincht slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dincht is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Dincht looking to control but Woleman passes into half guard.
Woleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Woleman prevents Dincht from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in half guard, Woleman seems content to control. Let's hope that Woleman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Woleman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Good work by Dincht as he checks the leg kick. Dincht misses with a right hand and Woleman counters with a stiff right hand. Dincht connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woleman. Woleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Woleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dincht swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht. Dincht looks to land a right hand but Woleman moved out of range. Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Woleman. Dincht misses with a lunging right hand
and Dincht takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Dincht throws a right hand that misses
and Woleman counters with a straight right hand. Woleman checks a leg kick. Dincht is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Dincht shoots for a takedown but Woleman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Woleman blocks a jab. Dincht misses with a looping right. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Woleman. Dincht swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woleman counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dincht pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dincht throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Woleman lands a nice shot that snaps Dincht's head back.
Dincht is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woleman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Dincht misses with a body shot.
Dincht misses with an uppercut
and Woleman counters with a stiff right hand. A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target. No luck for Dincht with that takedown attempt. Woleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dincht. Dincht looks to throw the jab but Woleman is out of range. Dincht throws a sloppy body shot
and Woleman counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Woleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woleman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woleman moves away. Dincht cracks Woleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice sprawl there from Woleman as Dincht shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dincht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woleman manages to avoid it. Dincht moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dincht misses the shot to the body. Woleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dincht cracks Woleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Woleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dincht's guard. Dincht is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Dincht trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dincht trying to control the position here. Dincht's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Woleman won't allow Dincht to sweep him here. Woleman landing with the ground and pound. Zell Dincht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Woleman preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Woleman throws a big right hand that misses. Woleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Woleman wants to control from the top but Dincht keeps moving. Dincht manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Woleman keeping moving, preventing Dincht from controlling successfully. Woleman tries to land a sweep but no joy. Dincht slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dincht perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Dincht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Woleman is trying to stand back up but Dincht is controlling him
Woleman wants to control but Dincht is keeping busy and won't allow it. Dincht lands with a punch from half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dincht not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Woleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Dincht is looking to pass Woleman's guard but actually Woleman recovers to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Woleman. A big left from Dincht misses. Woleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dincht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far. Woleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Dincht wants to get back to full guard. Dincht trying to get back to full guard but Woleman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Dincht is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Woleman looking to control but Dincht is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Dincht tries to hold on but Woleman postures up. Dincht tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dincht slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Dincht manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Mark Woleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Woleman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dincht is proving hard to escape from. Woleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Dincht seems keen to control Woleman's posture. Dincht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dincht pulls Woleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Woleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dincht throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht. Woleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dincht.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Dincht misses with a hook to the body
and Woleman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Dincht throws a jab when Woleman was well out of range. Dincht misses the jab. Woleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dincht misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Dincht scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dincht trying to control from half guard but Woleman is working away. Dincht perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Dincht is trying to control. Woleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Woleman trying to hold on to Dincht's head to control him but Dincht postures up.
Woleman won't allow Dincht to pass to mount. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dincht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're going to have a standup here because Zell Dincht wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Woleman misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dincht has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht! A very excited looking Zell Dincht rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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